Course Information
Basic Certificate
Agape International Missions
A sex trafficking prevention workshop written and taught by Clayton & Emily Butler. This course is designed to help you move from awareness to action on this global problem. It will equip you to learn about ways you can prevent sex trafficking and make a difference in your own community. Click the button below to visit their website.
Community Mapping: Moving Toward Action
Hands That Heal: Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking
A guide to Christian restoration and reintegration for survivors of trafficking. A three-day event will be attended by trainees, hosted by FAAST International and the Restore Team. Other attendees are welcome to attend this virtual event as well. Click the button down below to visit their website.
Church Cares: Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused
This training curriculum of a handbook, an introductory video, and 12 lesson videos brings together top experts from various fields to help leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling the variety of abuse scenarios at church, school, or ministry.
EMPOWER
Originally launched at the Pabo refugee camp in northern Uganda, the program was established on the findings of years of professional clinical trials and sound Biblical doctrine and has gone on to form a unique results-based approach to tackling mental health issues. Online edition-- 12 video sessions with printable workbook.
Lydia Discipleship Ministries: Modern Day Slavery and Emotional Shattering
This online training by Dr. Alaine Pakkala focuses on DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder), The Role of Discipleship, and Spiritual Warfare. Click on the button below to visit their website.
Rethinking Sexuality: God’s Design and Why It Matters by Juli Slattery
Released From Shame: Moving Beyond the Pain of the Past by Sandra Wilson
Healing the Wounded Heart: The Heartbreak of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation by Dan Allender
Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores by Diane Langberg
Intermediate Certificate
All the courses from the Basic plus…
Light University Courses
Light University is a leader in certificate and diploma-based Christian Counseling education. The online course requirements include:
TIC 101: Foundations and Applications of Trauma-Informed Care
Foundations and Applications of Trauma-informed Care is designed to provide basic foundational knowledge of trauma-informed care with faith-based applications from leading Christian experts in the field. Based on SAMSHA’s principles of a trauma-informed approach, this course covers a wide variety of topics applicable to mental health professionals, pastors, coaches, teachers, healthcare workers and anyone providing direct care to hurting people.
Students will gain a further understanding of suffering and its relation to trauma while recognizing there is a purpose in suffering. PTSD 2.0 covers the different types of trauma and PTSD, identifying symptoms and treatments for each, as well as distinguishing assessment instruments and therapies for PTSD. Anger and aggression, components of PTSD, are discussed in detail while examining anger management skills and therapies, and evaluating the symptoms and treatments for both PTSD and Complex PTSD.
This course is designed to help counselors better understand the different types of abuse, the healing process and treatment of sexual trauma, and how post-traumatic symptoms can be stabilized when dealing with complex, relational trauma, both in the initial phase of counseling as well as the trauma processing. Sexual Abuse 2.0 examines the signs and symptoms of abuse, as well as assessment parameters, counseling strategies, treatment considerations, and biblical solutions for those who work with this population.
Self-Harm 2.0: The Assessment and Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
An explosion of research on self-harm in the last two decades has clarified understanding of this behavior and led to advances in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. This course covers foundational information needed by mental health professionals to screen, assess and treat clients who engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI). Special consideration and attention are given to the relationship between NSSI and suicidal behavior to provide insight and understanding that is critical to appropriate care and suicide risk management.
More information can be found on their website.
AHA Foundation
Understanding women from Islamic countries, specifically addressing female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriages, and gender violence. This is a free, online course compiled by Ayaan Hersi Ali, a survivor of FGM. The button below will take you to their website.
Additional reading: Covered Glory by Audrey Frank
Equipped to Serve
A training manual for crisis pregnancy care and post-abortion support. This manual is done through self-study and widely used for volunteer trainings in crisis pregnancy centers. The button below will take you to their website.
The Invisible War by Chip Ingram
Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Langberg
Advanced Certificate
Bible School
The Advanced Certificate requires 6 weeks of an anabaptist Bible School.
- To create stability in the Anabaptist faith
- To build network and relationships
- To live in close proximity to others for an extended period of time
- To be discipled by older mentors and teachers
Long Term Orientation at the Ministry Training Center in NYC
The Ministry Training Center offers six weeks of general missions training using the Perspectives manual and focusing on team building, language learning, and a one-week introduction to counseling. For more information click the button below to visit the official MTC website.
